OK...time to lay the foundation of my log. I'll try to keep this up to date but first need to post some basic stuff.

On the 10th of march I joined a gym to get serious with training. Before that I used the possibilities at home (bench and some weights, body weight exercises) but not regularly. More about the history is written in my introduction.

As the gym has put numbers on the different machines I'll use those to specify the exercises with machines in this log.

So here is the list of machines that I'll be extending as I change my workout. As I'm not sure how to translate the movements on the machines into common names for exercises I just list the numbers and the muscles that should be trained. If anyone has a better idea to display that...please step forward...

To have a good starting point for this log I'l list the progress so far, starting from the 10th of march to the 8th of april. Table shows number of machine and starting to current weight. I'll skip the repetitions for this overview but the "target" zone is 12-15 repetitions, although all exercises are done in one set with as many reps possible. If I get more than 15 reps...the weight will be increased by 5-10% for the next set. Less than 12 reps...weight will be decreased by 5-10%.

Number Weight in poundsA1 80->130A3 60->80A4 70->130B1 70->112B5 122 (switched to this one recently from B7)B7 88->122C3 100->132C5 80->90 (shortly at 100 but had to go down again)C7 80->120F2 44->68F3 60->90

Normally I added a few extra exercises to this plan...and I'll be getting back to doing that...if my injury is completely healed. The left shinbone still has a slight swelling but is nearly healed so far. Still have to be careful though. And the right wrist is getting better but there is still a problem in the area of trapezoid, trapezium and scaphoid. The hand is usable but cannot take too much pressure or weight.

i don't get this log. don't you know how to call the excercises you're doing? no offense but like this i'm actually not able to say anything about your training cause i simply don't know what you're doing.

xphilx wrote:i don't get this log. don't you know how to call the excercises you're doing? no offense but like this i'm actually not able to say anything about your training cause i simply don't know what you're doing.

Well...lets see if it helps you if I put up the names they have on the websites of the producers of the machines I use. Numbers link to the decription and picture of the machine (if available online):

Not all the machines shown in the links are the ones that are available in my gym but they are similar, maybe some older models. I just found a description of the exercises on the website of a similar gym. You can look them up here. They also offer a tour through the studio and some photos.

If any of you guys know how I can log my training sessions in a way, so that they are more useful to you or you at least get the idea of what I'm doing, please let me know. I would love to modify the log accordingly.

xjohanx wrote:And soy is not something you should eat raw (sprouted). It's dangerous because of some antinutrients, same goes for kidney beans. Go with mung beans and lentils.

Well...about the soy. It really are these soy flakes (sorry only in German) I used sparingly so far. According to their website the soy beans are steam heated to get rid of the bitterness and make them suitable for consuption. After that they are rolled into flakes and lightly roasted. So you could say that they are safe to eat but probably not raw anymore.

And the kidney beans are the ones from the tin, which probably are heat treated as well.

I would love to go for sprouting but all my trials so far where rather unsuccessful. Either resulting in no sprouts at all or growing mold after a short time. If you have any hints how to successfully sprout...I'm all ears.